Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-10-06
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS AT Ian.
CASTER, WIS.,, POST OFFICE.
Iomn and County News.

Mrs. George Hodges, of Hutchinson,
Kansas, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
John Howe.
Miss Barbara Schloesser is in Chicago
this week buying her fall stock of mil
linery goods.
Miss Cora Streeter left last Friday
morning for Omaha to accept position
in a fancy goods store.
The news from Mt. Ida came too
late for publication, We shall be glad
to hear from Jumbo again.
Lourin Van de Wall, better known as
boy, fell on the sidewalk Thursday
and broke both bones in his arm.
Clarie, Daisy and Dell Stephens will
visit their grandma Vanderbilt in Platte
vile during their mothers absence in
Chicago.
The Muscoda News having suspend
cd publication the Dial will hereafter
run a Muscoda department and be sent
to the subscription list of the News
Witness: A. W. Barber, of Orlando,
Florida, has gone into the business Of
manufacturing ventilated building
block. 1t is designed to take the place
of brick.
Farmers Institutes for this county will
be held as follows: At Platteville, Jan
nary 10th and 18th, 1888; at tennimore,
same date; at Lancaster, January 18th
and 18th.
Witness: A horse belonging to
George Hudson, of Bloomington, ran
away while being worked near the house
and came Sinto collision with the wood
she'd SO violently that his neck was
broken.
Record: A. Kinney lost one of his
team of chestnut horses Monday even
ing. 1t had been driven to Lancaster
that day, and on the way home was
attacked with collie at Flora Fountain,
where it died.
The Baldwin Ledger says: The ease
and faculty with which Prof Wood
takes up his work in the Mathematical
Department shows him to be a teacher
of more than ordinary ability. and there
is no doubt but that he viii add great
strength - our institution.
Richard Livingston, of Livingston
has sold his four-year-old Sw igert,
Little Joe. to j. NJ Cove, travelling
man from Rockford. III. for 1925. This
is one of the best of the Swigert colts
raised in this county. He made lots of
friends at the fairs where he trotted
this fall. Quite crowd of people
turned out to see him of when he was
shipped from Livingston. Mr. Cove
has a good horse and he got him
cheap.
The Richland County Republican says:
The present is Judge Clemenson's last
term of court in this county until after
another judicial election. lie has now
been on the bench five years and has
given universal satisfaction to the bar
and people rs an upright. honest, clear
headed and just Judge. 1t is altogether
likely that he viii have no opposition
for a second term. but that by one ac-
cord all parties win unite in his re-
election.
A new hall at Bloomington, to be
erected BY stock company is being
acitated. Twenty-eight citizens have
subscribed for various numbers of
shares of stocks at S25 per share, and
it looks as though there would be little
if any difficulty in RAISING the required
building fund. A preliminary meeting
of subscribers for shares was held at
the hotel Tuesday evening. COMMITTEES
were appointed to ascertain the cost OF
building and to formulate constitution
and bylaws. their report will be made
at a meeting to be held on Thursday
evening of this week.